The Virginia Beach & Norfolk Personal Injury Law News Desk - Covering Health and Safety Topics Throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia
The News Desk features breaking news stories in and around the Hampton Roads region of Virginia, including Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Chesapeake, Hampton and so forth. The news stories are researched and published by our team of experienced personal injury attorneys.
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Virginia, Carolina Personal Injury Lawyers - Virginia Workplace Fatalities/Deaths Decrease The Virginia Department of Labor and Industry recently reported the number of workplace fatalities/deaths in Virginia decreased by 15% in 2007 from 165 to 141, the lowest number since 1995. The nationwide number of workplace fatalities decreased by 6% to 5,488 in 2007, according to a preliminary estimate released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in August. The occupation with the largest share of workplace fatalities was tractor-trailer and truck driving which accounted for 21 fatalities. -
Fentanyl Patch Drug Manufacturers Hammered Again by Wrongful Death Verdict In what appears to be at least the third plaintiff's victory in a personal injury/wrongful death suit over Fentanyl patches (also called Duragesic patches), a jury ordered $13.3 million to the family of a Florida woman who died when a faulty pain patch leaked and flooded her bloodstream with Fentanyl medication, killing her. The verdict was returned in the state circuit court in Seminole County, Florida. -
New Kent County Wreck Involving Tractor-Trailers Results in Death of Car Driver Jennifer P. Wilson was killed in an awful accident on I-64 in New Kent County, Virginia. -
Firm Contacts CPSC To Demand Investigation of Potential Ride-On Mower Fuel Tank Defects The firm sent a letter to the CPSC alerting the agency to possible safety risks associated with some component parts on ride-on mowers. -
Norfolk Police Recruit's Wrongful Death Case May Get Its Day in Court Jim Lewis, an attorney for the Kohn family, is eager to argue the case in front of the Virginia Siupreme Court -
Passenger Killed in Bedford County Accident Evan Patrick Nichols was in a car that wound up running off the side of Route 715 in Bedford and crashing into a tree. Mr. Nichols lost his life in the wreck. -
Wrongful Death Lawyer Advocates for Autopsy Reform Firm lawyer Richard Shapiro published an article discussing autopsy reform with regards to the rights afforded to loved ones. -
Reckless Driver Causes Wreck in Va Beach, Kills Passenger The driver of the Taurus was traveling down Northwood Drive when it hit the rear of a school bus on the passenger side of the car. -
Man on Motorcycle Killed in Head-on Collision With Truck The driver of a tractor-trailer hauling beer allegedly turned in front of the motorcyclist. -
Two Killed in Lynchburg, VA Wreck The at-fault driver has been charged with driving under the influence and two separate counts of DUI involuntary manslaughter.